2021-2022 GTAC Officers Ballot

Hello GTAC members!

Although a disappointing year due to COVID, we need to vote for open officer positions. President and Vice President positions are open. Nominee Bios are below. 

Please read the nominee bios and make your selection for the 2021-2020 open officer positions by July 19th!

Thank you for all you do and look forward to seeing you all during this years GTAC meetings!

Save the date for a September 1st meeting! 

 

-GTAC Board Members

My name is Jake Randolph and I work as an RN at St. V’s in the Medical/Surgical/Trauma ICU. I graduated from UT’s Nursing program in 2019 and if someone would have told me I was going to experience all of this craziness as a new nurse, I would’ve done the same thing all over again.

I was a lifeguard for about four years, which is where I grew my passion for helping others. Everything I knew was proactive, but I wanted to know how to react and treat people if they really did get hurt. I have come to love what I do and the people I work with, so work for me feels fun a lot of the time. I Joined AACN because I have realized that I can learn so much from others, and it is truly amazing how all of the moving parts in the medical field come together
with one objective: patient care.

My favorite thing to do as a nurse is put in IV’s - there is no greater feeling. My favorite type of drugs are definitely paralytics, but that might just be the Covid nurse in me. You will often find HGTV on or Iheartradio playing in my patients’ rooms. My favorite hospital snack is chocolate pudding, a close second to that being chocolate milk. I think it’s noteworthy to add that I have never eaten anything from a potluck at work or bought anything from the hospital cafeteria. My
favorite of the many names I've been called at work is “Jake from St. V’s”. At work I try to always be positive and project that onto everyone else I am working with. Besides being positive, coworkers might say that I am very compassionate, helpful, “by the books”, and most importantly a germaphobe.

Outside of work, my main hobby is really just spending time with my people. I spend a lot of time outside, whether that be taking a walk, coming from/going to Costco, going for a drive in orwashing my Sonata, playing sports that I am rarely good at, or spending time by any type of water. My favorite food is rice because there’s so much you can do with it, but tropical smoothie and chick-fil-a would beg to differ. My favorite TV series is “This is Us”, which is the only thing I really watch besides the occasional episode of Impractical Jokers.

Working as a nurse has been an amazing experience so far, and I contribute that greatly to thepeople I work with. I am eager to continue connecting with others in this field and lookingforward to an active year in AACN.

My name is Morgan Newton. I am a BSN graduate of Lourdes University and has been a nurse since 2007.  I started off my nursing career in a step-down unit but quickly made my way to the critical care department where I became a charge RN and eventually the patient care supervisor. I transitioned to a House Supervisor role for a few years and then given the opportunity to be a department supervisor for a 45 bed Acute Care department at Bay Park hospital for 4 years but I found my way back to critical care! Currently, I serve as the Clinical Manager of Medical ICU at ProMedica Toledo Hospital. 

I have 11 years of nursing leadership experience (Medical-Surgical/Stepdown, ICU & Administrative Supervisor) with a track record of improving patient outcomes, patient experience and staff engagement. I am also a PICC line RN with 13 years of experience and very passionate about vascular access and CLABSI prevention. During COVID, I was a lead in transitioning my department (& hospital) into a 100% COVID only patient facility. I also was a main nurse facilitator and assisted with the first stem cell delivery in a research study for COVID patients.  

I am a three time Nursing Excellence Award winner in Leadership, Excellence & Teamwork. In 2019, I was awarded the Acute Care Nurses Excellence Award from the Northwest Ohio Association.  I have also received special recognition from the Toledo Hospital Foundation for assisting in the first stem cell delivery in 2020.

From a personal perspective, I am happily married with a son (Rex) and a daughter (Grace). I love hanging with my close friends and enjoying Mud Hens games.

I love nursing, especially critical care nursing. I am so excited to have the opportunity to be nominated for the President of GTAC and serve our chapter as well as AACN.